BOMBER MEMORIAL
REBECCA JOANN "BECKY" NOBLE RIPPLINGER ~ Class of 1969
October 26, 1951 - November 26, 1971
Rosary for Mrs. Gary (Rebecca J.) Ripplinger, 20, of Pasco who died November 26, 1971, from injuries received in an automobile accident was held at Einan's Funeral Home on November 29, 1971.
Requiem Mass was celebrated on November 30, 1971 at Christ the King Catholic Church with the Rev. William J. Sweeney officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Ripplinger was born in Richland on October 26, 1951. She was a housewife and a member of Christ the King Catholic Church.
She graduated from Richland's Columbia High School in 1969 and was married in July 1970.
Survivors include her husband, Gary; son, Greg; parents, Betty and M. R. Noble; brothers, Daniel Noble ('58) and Larry Noble ('60); sisters, Patsy (Fred) Noble Eichner ('61), Betty (John) Noble Unser ('63) and Lynn Noble ('72); and her maternal grandmother, Margaret Griffin.
A Rebecca Ripplinger memorial fund has been opened at the National Bank of Commerce in Richland.
Published in the Tri-City Herald on November 28, 1971.
NOTE: Becky's sister, Patsy ('61), passed away November 4, 2003.
Lynn Noble Paden ('72) provided this information on March 27, 2000:
"Becky was born October 26, 1951 and died November 25, 1971 as the result of a drunk driving crash that occurred on the freeway between Kennewick and Richland. Her husband, Gary, died one week later of injuries from the same crash.
Becky's son, Greg Noble, is 31 years old now and resides in San Luis Obispo, CA. He is a surveyor for an engineering firm in San Luis Obispo. In his sparetime he enjoys woodworking. Greg is still unmarried and has no children although he has most certainly found his soul mate, Liz.
Becky's parents, M. R. and Betty Noble live in Kennewick. Two brothers and one sister live in the Tri-Cities area, another sister lives in Corvallis, OR, and I live in Oregon City, OR."
Bomber Memorial put together by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).